Elderberry

Mexican Feather Grass

About Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass

Elderberry

Mexican Feather Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Australia, South America

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

11 - 4

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

9.00 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

8.00 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Do not water excessively

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Elderberry

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Holunderbeere

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Sureau

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

Saúco

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Elderberry

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Bez czarny

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Elderberry

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Adoxaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Sambucus

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

30116

1 27800

Properties of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Mexican Feather Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Mexican Feather Grass has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass

Season and care of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Mexican Feather Grass season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Mexican Feather Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Mexican Feather Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Elderberry and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.